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And the oneוַ הָאַחַתwomanהָאִשָּׁהsaid,תֹּאמֶר“Pardon me,בִּיmy lord:אֲדֹנִיIאֲנִיand thisוְ הַזֹּאתwomanהָאִשָּׁהliveיֹשְׁבֹתin oneבְּ אֶחָדhouse,בַיִתand I gave birthוָאֵלֵדwith her presentעִמָּהּin the house.בַּבָּיִת
1 Kings 3:17
Study it in the app“And the one woman said, “Pardon me, my lord: I and this woman live in one house, and I gave birth with her present in the house.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 3:17, word by word
- And the oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- “Pardon meבִּיbi
please, my lord
Please, pardon me: a formula for addressing a superior respectfully.
Where else “bi” appears- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- liveיֹשְׁבֹתyoshvot
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshvot” appears- houseבַיִתvayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vayit” appears- and I gave birthאֵלֵדeled
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “eled” appears
The context
16Then two women, prostitutes, came to the king and stood before him.
17 · This verse (above)
18And it happened, on the third day after I gave birth, that this woman also gave birth. And we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, only the two of us in the house.